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The Nikon D5500 is a great option for the family photographer or someone who is looking to get their first DSLR camera. The camera's 24.2 megapixel sensor captures high quality photos and its lightweight body makes it easy to tote around on vacations or...

It's got the same sensor and processor as the D53300 For the most part, a few little changes can add up to a great camera with the Nikon D5500. It's got the same sensor and processor as the D53300, but some improvements to the way it handles make it a...

The Nikon D5500 is the new APS-C SLR for amateur photographers from Nikon, with a 24-megapixel sensor. There is a whole new body, smaller and especially lighter than that of its predecessor. The camera is richly outfitted with setting options and has a...

The D5500 is a compact, lightweight, and very competent DSLR. Its image quality is impressive, feature set is broad, and performance is strong. It's not great for continuous Raw shooting and the lack of a second control dial may put off some enthusiasts,...

As of early 2015, the 24.2-megapixel D5500 ($900, body only) is Nikon's newest affordable DSLR. It is made for newbies and casual shooters, and while it may not have the features and build quality of Nikon's D7200 or our full-frame favorite, the D750 ,...

The D5500 is a competent camera that can meet most of the needs of its target market. Upgrading to the D5500 could be justified for buyers who skip a couple of generations, as well as owners of two or three year old D3*** models.The main benefit of the...

The Nikon D5500 takes the tried and tested Nikon D5x00 series and updates it with a new more compact and ergonomic body, upgrading the screen in the process to a 3.2inch touch-screen version and adding built in Wi-Fi. Along with this the 24 megapixel...

The Nikon D5500 is a new 24.2 megapixel DX-format DSLR camera with no optical low-pass filter (OLPF). The D5500 can record Full HD movies at 1080 60p/50p/30p/25p/24p with stereo sound and comes equipped with built-in Wi-Fi connectivity. A high-resolution...

The D5500 refines the existing Nikon entry-level DSLR design with several notable improvements while keeping a very consistent feature-set.While external changes are easy to spot, the worthy upgrade is its revised 24 MP APS-C CMOS sensor which manages to...

The new Nikon D5500 boasts an impressive 242 million effective pixels, 39 focus points, and a blah blah blah — OK, look This is a blog about geeky parents, not a photography blog If you came to this article just for technical specs about this camera,...

The challenge that Nikon and Canon face with their entry level DSLRs is that for the same price or less there are superb compact system cameras. The Sony a6000 uses a similar sensor to the Nikon in a smaller body with a more modern control set and it is...

The first question I'd ask of any camera is this: Is this camera a good fit for me—for my hand, for my style of shooting, for what I want to shoot? I've been looking for a compact interchangeable-lens camera that I could easily carry around when I...

Hard-core Nikon fans aren't likely to find too much here to get excited about, especially as the company has traded the touchscreen LCD for the built-in GPS of the D5300. Now D5500 users will have to budget $250 extra for the GP-1 and have it take up...

How bad do you want a touchscreen? With the same sensor, processor, video performance, and optical viewfinder as its predecessor, the D5500 isn't breaking down any new barriers. It's much more compact, sure, but it's otherwise an incremental upgrade...

The D5500 is Nikon 's first DSLR camera to include a touchscreen. It's hardly a new idea — Canon's EOS Rebel T4i was the first DSLR to have one and that came out in 2012. Nikon's newest camera is the company dragging its feet in the face of new market...